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With growing mobile technology, there has been a major push for business to allow mobile payments, and loyalty incentives are a staple of many businesses as well.  Droplet is an app that merges these things to enable mobile payment and loyalty rewards, which its creators claim helps independent businesses build better customer relationships.  While there are many apps that allow for mobile payment as well as making the process swift and simple, fewer combine them with loyalty programs.  There are still plenty that do, however, and where Droplet exceeds is by bringing many different and varying elements of business together, both for customers and business owners.   These elements include fee-free payments, rewards, analytics, and data and communications that can simplify in-store as well as online or mobile-based interactions. Read more »

One of the most convenient aspects of the progression of technology through the Internet is online banking on smartphones and tablets, which continues advancing to include a broader range of functions. Byndl is a service that allows companies to help users take further advantage of the possibility of making purchases through their mobile tech devices. The reason it is unique among mobile apps is that it applies to a market that few others have yet explored in this way: vending machine services. Read more »

We still use paper and plastic in many unnecessary situations despite the rise of mobile technology.  Loyalty cards, gift cards, boarding passes, concert tickets, and coupons are all still most commonly physical items that are inconvenient and to both customers and businesses alike.  Some time ago, Apple created Passbook to encourage people to replace these physical items with digital version on their iPhones.  However, while use has grown steadily, Passbook has still only seen relatively limited uptake.  Kevin William David is a cool person in technology that wants to change that.  David founded Walletkit in 2012 to help businesses integrate Apple Passbook into their model.  David designs, codes, and delivers professional grade passbook passes to Walletkit’s clients to suit their specific needs.  David clearly believes in a more convenient future based on mobile technology and he’s doing his part to spread it with his company.  If you’ve never tried Apple Passbook, but are interested in using it, you should speak to iPhone support to learn more about it.  Read more »

Many technology companies are in the business of mobile payments, including juggernauts Google, Square, and Isis.  Most of these companies depend on a technology called NFC or Near Field Communications for their mobile payment systems.  However, the problem with this system is that it is expensive and difficult for many vendors and retailers to implement in their stores.  Therefore, mobile payments aren’t seeing widespread use and customers are still carrying around many different credit and debit cards in their wallets.  Omne is a cool product that attempts to solve the same issues as mobile payments—consolidation of your wallet—but does do from a different perspective.  Rather than pay with your mobile phone directly, Omne allows you put all of your credit and debit card accounts on a single payment card.  This card works at any vendor who accepts credit cards so stores need no large and expensive overhauls to accept the payment.  With all your accounts on a single card, you can make payment all the more convenient and may even be able to eliminate the clutter of your wallet.  Read more »